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Invention Ideas For Students, and How to Come Up With Great New Products
They say that the mother of invention is necessity. I’ve found that to be true over my 40 years or so of being an inventor. Another way of putting it is; find a need and fill it. So the best time to think of an invention might be that moment when you are thinking to yourself “I wish there was an easier way to do this”. At that moment stop and think of all the possible ways the task could be made easier or eliminated.One thing I like to do when I discover a task that I find tiresome or boring or difficult, is to imagine the wackiest crazy ways of solving the problem. This often leads to interesting ways of doing things. It never hurts to use your imagination. Imagination is like a muscle, the more you use it the easier it gets. Imagination is tied to creativity. If you can’t imagine something then I can guarantee you that you won’t create it. First you have to imagine it, and then you can bring it to reality.I’ve compiled a list of interesting invention ideas…maybe something on the list will spark
Temporary Medical Insurance is More Accessible Than Ever
Here’s an old adage you’ve heard before: necessity is the mother of invention. Since so many Americans are finding themselves past the point of extended benefits and before the point of securing a longer-term situation, temporary medical insurance is more accessible-and more reasonably priced-than ever.The concept is counterintuitive to some; couldn’t insurance companies take advantage of this weakness and engage in price gouging? While I suppose they could, insurance companies are fighting to gain control of direct-to-consumer marketing, the fastest growing demographic. It’s not just those interested in temporary medical insurance who comprise this exploding market. As more Americans shift away from working for companies and begin to work for themselves, a new market segment for “independents” needing insurance has caused health industry companies take heed.What this means for you is not price gouging (at least, not yet)-for the moment, the insurance companies are competing with one another. The largest prize during a time of significant market changes is to gain the greatest number of customers as possible. A company that can establish itself as the market leader will develop a long-term competitive advantage.So, what can you
Step One of the Patent Process
Do not apply for a patent on your invention until you have carefully weighed your motivations for doing so. Whereas most patent attorneys will tell you why you should get a patent, this patent attorney will tell you what to do from the start.They say that necessity is the Mother of invention. But from an inventor’s perspective, the market should be considered to be the mother of a patent. All too often, inventors profligately pour tens of thousands of dollars into patent attorneys, molds in China, etc. without first determining if there is even a market for their invention. Sure, you may have a state of the art mousetrap, but will people buy it?Before an inventor outlays a huge chunk of change for patent searches, molds, and such, it is imperative that a market research study is performed. (Note: Invention submission corporations do NOT count!) This market research should bear in mind the overarching question: Will people actually buy my widget? And it is not enough to merely ask them through a product survey if they would. You must actually ask them to purchase it.There are various
Business Aviation in Hard Times
Business Aviation Headlines.Bombardier Aerospace said business jet cancellations and a difficult economic environment continue to take their toll as the manufacturer reported its second quarter results. The decrease is mainly due to a decrease in manufacturing revenues due to lower deliveries and selling prices for business aircraft. Cancellations for business jets outnumbered new orders, with 80 cancellations and 27 new orders. Increased prices for commercial aircraft partially offset the fall off in the business jet sector. Commercial aircraft deliveries in the quarter increased and in Bombardier’s own particular case, the CSeries aircraft is a cause for optimism longer term, bringing the company up against Boeing and Airbus.Business aviation sees necessity as the mother of invention.Historically, every time the aviation industry has had a downturn, had difficult times, it’s re-invented itself. In the 1960s it was the introduction of the business jet. There were managed aircraft in the 1970s when we had downturns…instead of everybody having their own individual flight department, they went to aircraft management companies. You saw that evolve. In the downturns in the 1990s, you saw fractional ownership come out of that. What will the next… More >>